Vienna, July 7, 2026
A nine-year-old girl has been missing since Monday evening after spending time at the Trillerpark shopping center in Vienna's Floridsdorf district. Police are searching for the child with a large-scale manhunt.
What is known so far
According to the Vienna Police, the girl was at the Trillerpark in Floridsdorf together with a caregiver at around 6 p.m. Shortly afterwards, she was reported missing. Her caregiver raised the alarm with police at around 6 p.m. after losing sight of the child.
According to Vienna's Child and Youth Welfare Office (MA 11), custody of the nine-year-old lies with the City of Vienna. A spokesperson for MA 11 stated that the girl lives „in einer Einrichtung eines Trägers, mit dem wir zusammenarbeiten". The authority thereby confirmed that the child is in socio-pedagogical care.
Investigations have shown that the girl had been placed in various socio-pedagogical facilities since 2022. The exact circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear. Police are currently following up on several leads.
Investigations and appeal to the public
A spokesperson for the investigating authority addressed the direction of the investigations: „Wir ermitteln in alle Richtungen". She thereby neither wanted to exclude nor confirm any particular scenario. The authorities are keeping details about the possible course of events under wraps so as not to jeopardize ongoing investigations.
